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India Sends Aid to Distraught Afghanistan: A New Plan to Deal with the Taliban?

India Sends Aid to Distraught Afghanistan: A New Plan to Deal with the Taliban?

By Mohammad Ibrar, MA South Asian Area Studies On 22 February, India sent over 2,500 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via the land route through Pakistan. Carried in 50 Afghan trucks, the wheat will be handed over to the UN’s World Food Programme in Jalalabad. This aid

Hijab Becomes Cause for Concern in India

Hijab Becomes Cause for Concern in India

By Mohammad Ibrar, MA South Asian Area Studies An intense debate is underway in India that could have repercussions for the secular nation’s interaction with religious attire in schools and colleges. In early 2022, six teenage students donning hijab were denied entry to their government-funded pre-university college. The issue

Students Evicted From SOAS Main Building After Occupying Management Offices

Students Evicted From SOAS Main Building After Occupying Management Offices

By Lara Holly Gibbs, MA Gender Studies On the morning of 23 February, a group of students began occupying the first floor of the SOAS Main Building where the executive offices and staff common room are located. On Thursday 3 March the remaining students were evicted by a private eviction

Too Pool for School: The Pool and Foosball Tables Return to Campus

Too Pool for School: The Pool and Foosball Tables Return to Campus

Frances Howe, LLB Jared Harris, third-year BA History, became the first student to play on the new pool table at 12:45 PM on Wednesday 19 January 2022. Playing on his own, Jared described the experience as ‘incredible’ saying the table ‘has this really smooth feel about it.’ He continued,

Into the Third Year: The UK's Covid Roundup

Into the Third Year: The UK's Covid Roundup

Jasmine Gadhavi, MA Comparative Literature On 4 January 2022, the UK reached a record number of 218,724 positive cases of Covid-19. Four days later, it surpassed 150,000 covid-related deaths. As the Omicron variant surges through Britain, the Government has been adamant in underpinning that the country should continue

SOAS Running Out of Money? Not This Year: £11.2m Surplus Announced

SOAS Running Out of Money? Not This Year: £11.2m Surplus Announced

Lara Holly Gibbs, MA Gender Studies In December 2021 SOAS released their financial statement for 2020-21. The statement announced SOAS’ £11.2 million unrestricted surplus as opposed to its 2019-20 deficit of £0.9 million. The document details SOAS’ finances as well as their Strategic Plan going forward. According to

Support the Cleaning Staff, Sign the Petition

Support the Cleaning Staff, Sign the Petition

Gabriel Rahman, BA Politics and Development Studies and Frances Howe, LLB The Justice for Workers Campaign has launched a petition ahead of its meeting with SOAS Management on 3 February 2022. The petition is being circulated around students and demands that ‘SOAS Management honour their obligations to the safety and